<p>I've already been accepted to the college of arts and sciences at Penn and was just wondering how difficult it would be to transfer into wharton. Is this common for students at the college to do and if so which year do they normally transfer? Thanks</p>
<p>It is very difficult. A high GPA by itself is no guarantee of a successful transfer. You can try 3 times, at the end of freshman year, at the end of 3rd semester, and at the end of sophomore year. Your coursework needs to reflect a successful transfer, to mean that you’ll need to take some Wharton prerequisites, this without any guarantee that your transfer will be approved. </p>
<p>if you have an eh SAT and a 3.8 gpa , can you still transfer into Wharton as an incoming sophomore? </p>
<p>I do not think that they will be very focussed on your high school grades and SAT. It may be a minor factor, but what is going to be critical is what you have accomplished during your freshman year at Penn, both from a grades and EC’s perspective, your recommendation letters from Penn faculty, and your essay explaining why you want to transfer. </p>
<p>You will need to stand out in grades and achievement, and make a good case for why you want to transfer. I think there are also certain classes that you need to have taken before being eligible to transfer in, such as Calc and Economics.</p>
<p>The acceptance rate for transferring into Wharton once at Penn is approximately 2%.
Sooooo to answer your question, you probably won’t be able to do it. A lot of students try to transfer to Wharton after their freshman year because a lot of students like to take the “back route.” The back route meaning a student applied to CAS because he knew it was easier to get into but he also knew he wanted to go to Wharton all along and just wanted to get into Penn first. The Penn admissions team sees around this all the time and will deny a transfer request. Hopefully, you aren’t one of those sneaky back routers because more than likely karma will come back and bite you for trying to take the easy way out.
But despite all of this you can still try! A guy I know started off at CAS then transferred to Wharton for his second year. But he is crazy. Extremely high GPA and a leader of multiple clubs after only his freshman year. He also wasn’t being sneaky and really though CAS was the place for him at first. It is tough but can be done.</p>